Updating the Term Description List

When you are adding a scanned document in Vision 3 as an attachment, you must select a Term Description from the Add Attachment screen:

To update the list available:

  1. From the Add Attachment screen, select the tab required:

    • Letter Summary - Select for recording the type of letter this is.

    • Coding - Select for recording the clinical terms within the letter.

  2. Right click within the available list and select as required:

    • Add to Vision - To add the highlighted Description Term to the patient record.

    • Reset List View - Not available.

    • Add... - To a new Description Term to the list.

    • Edit... - To update the highlighted Description Term.

    • Delete... - To remove the highlighted Description Term from the list.

  3. If you select to Add or Edit a Description Term, the appropriate Code Management screen displays:

    Complete as follows:

    • Description - Enter the Read Description.

    • READ2 Code - Enter the full Read code required, remember the full stops and synonyms where appropriate. Guidance is provided in the Data Entry Information section.

    • SCT Code - If known you can enter the SNOMED CT term here.

  4. Select Save and then repeat if required.

Note – To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.